Early Life
Edgerton was born in Cazenovia, New York, in 1818. His parents were Amos and Zerviah (Graham) Edgerton. He was a cousin of millionaire, Anson Greene Phelps. As a child, Edgerton was so sickly and frail that burial clothes were prepared for him. He eventually grew to be a very healthy young man, but his father died when Edgerton was six months old. He attended country schools during his childhood. He later attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima, New York. He would later become an instructor there.
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